The points and procedures of the bankruptcy courts isn't a subject one normally associates with entertaining tv, yet i found this a thoroughly engrossing episode. Hayden-Peters, a rather smarmy city type, has swindled a friend of Frank Marker out of a lot of money, and is now trying to pull a fast one on the receivers. Ray Barrett who excelled at playing rather oily villains, also excels here and it's great fun to watch his arrogance and crafty subterfuge slowly unravel and then finally crumble thanks to Marker's forensic detective work.
Like most episodes of Public Eye (and unlike most of today's drama alas), The Bankrupt is leisurely paced, but cleverly written, and requires a modicum of intelligence to really appreciate its quality.
Like most episodes of Public Eye (and unlike most of today's drama alas), The Bankrupt is leisurely paced, but cleverly written, and requires a modicum of intelligence to really appreciate its quality.